Legoriffic! (#18)
A couple days ago I finally got to take George to Legoland California, thus fulfilling #18 on my 101 list! I hadn't been since 1999 when it opened, so it was cool to visit again 10 years later. Also cool that it was near Halloween so there were Halloween decorations throughout the park adding a little extra Lego fun.
We didn't ride any rides, but spent the day taking pictures and drooling over the amazing creations that surrounded us. We also met up with our friend Gary and visited the Model Shop where he works. It was every Lego fans dream! Bins upon bins of every piece in every color you could want, right there at your fingertips. Definitely one of the coolest jobs I can think of.
With only an hour to spare, we hurried over to the new Sea-Life Aquarium. It was...an aquarium. I'm not really sure what I was expecting, but I think I was hoping for more Lego creations. There were actually lots of Lego people and things scattered about the place, but somehow it still just felt like an aquarium (and smelled like one, too!). They did have rice pudding in the cafe at the end, so that was a plus.
All in all, a wonderful day at Legoland made extra awesome by hanging out with Gary. Of course, since we didn't ride any rides there, we had to stop by Disneyland on the way home for the Haunted Mansion. Ok, we really stopped there to have dinner with our friends Scott, Kathy, and Lyla, but riding the Haunted Mansion was a bonus.
Check out more pics from Legoland on my Flickr!
